Benight
Be*night"\ (b[-e]*n[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Benighting.]1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure. [Archaic] The clouds benight the sky. --Garth. 2. To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the end of a day's journey or task. Some virgin, sure, . . . benighted in these woods. --Milton. 3. To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from intellectual light. Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? --Heber.| benight | |
verb | |
| 1. | overtake with darkness or night |
| 2. | envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area" |
| 3. | make darker and difficult to perceive by sight |